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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Tannenbaum becomes an agent

Former Jets’ general manager Mike Tannenbaum has moved over to the other side of the counter. Priority Sports & Entertainment, a Chicago-based agency, announced today that Tannenbaum has been hired as an agent. He will represent coaches in both football and basketball, as well as front-office personnel and broadcasters.
Tannenbaum has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Massachusetts and a certificate in sports law from Tulane Law School.
“It’s just a great opportunity to work with some very good people,” Tannenbaum said in a phone interview. “I just felt like it was a unique opportunity given my background.”
“For us to be able to add an executive of the caliber of Mike Tannenbaum is an absolute home run for our company and our clients,” Priority Sports CEO Mark Bartelstein said in a statement. “We couldn’t be happier to have Mike on board. We are extremely excited about establishing the new division, which is a perfect fit for Priority Sports & Entertainment.”
Tannenbaum, who was fired by Jets owner Woody Johnson on New Year’s Eve, will be able to stay in the metropolitan area. It’s not yet known where this new office of the company will be based, but Tannenbaum said it possibly could be in Bergen County.
“It was just the right fit for me,” he said, “to stay in the New York area, work with really good people and try to bring a different perspective.”
Tannenbaum had done some commentary for NFL Network recently on a freelance basis.

About

J.P. PELZMAN joined The Record in April 1998. He began his career at the Ocean County Observer in Toms River, where he spent one year before leaving for Newsday on Long Island. At The Record, he was the primary backup on the New York Jets’ beat for nine seasons, from 1998-2006, before becoming the beat writer in 2007. Pelzman also has been The Record’s beat writer for Seton Hall men’s basketball since the 2002-03 season.